Newburgh police seize cocaine, heroin, arrest four

NEWBURGH, N.Y. -- City police arrested three people Friday morning on felony drug charges as officers seized a sizable amount of heroine and crack cocaine from the home.

Police said a "no knock" warrant was conducted at 77 Chambers St. in the city of Newburgh and the investigation yielded 744 packaged envelopes of heroin, 6.5 grams of unpackaged heroin, 6.8 grams of crack cocaine, drug packaging materials and more than $18,000 in cash.

Dwayne Wallace, 48, who lived in a second-floor apartment at the address, and Rebecca Haschak, 29, who also lived in the same apartment, were the main persons of interest in the investigation.

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Wallace was charged with three felony counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, felony criminal use of drug paraphernalia and misdemeanor criminal possession of a controlled substance. Wallace was currently on parole for a felony drug sale conviction.

Haschak was charged with three felony counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor criminal use of drug paraphernalia.

Wallace and Haschak were both being held, pending arraignment.

Raymond Staffon, 23, a resident in a basement apartment at the address, was charged was three counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor criminal possession of a controlled substance. He also was being held, pending arraignment.

A fourth person, Margaret Arrotta, 44, of Newburgh, was charged with misdemeanor criminal possession of a controlled substance and was released on her own recognizance.